Chapter Seventy: Illusion and Reality (3)

  Falsehood (3)

  （1）

  Shen Yu sat alone in front of the desk, expressionless, staring at the empty seat across from him, giving off a suffocating feeling that warned others to stay away.

  Of course, he was just daydreaming.

  Yuan Fei had been under Shen Yu's command for several years, so when he saw Zhen Tianqi walk out of the private room with a mocking smile on his face, he turned around and walked in, completely disregarding the gloomy atmosphere surrounding Shen Yu.

  "What did Zhen Tianqi say?" Yuan Fei plopped down in the seat that Zhen Tianqi had previously occupied, his face full of curiosity. "I saw her expression and it looked really scary, did your negotiations fall through?"

  "No." Shen Yu was stunned for a while before he turned his dull eyes around and suddenly became spirited. This made Yuan Fei suddenly think of Mr. Lu's depiction of Shang Lin Sao.

  "In just that instant, her lackluster eyes suddenly shone brightly."

  Sent a chill down his spine.

  Shen Yu furrowed his brow and looked at Yuan Fei, who was immersed in his own little world with a look of intoxication. Then he picked up his clothes and said calmly, "Let's go."

  As the two walked down from the second floor, Yuan Fei kept muttering to himself about how Zhen Tianqi was a beauty and so on and so forth, but unfortunately seemed to be in a scary state.

  Shen Yu remained silent, not listening to a single word Yuan Fei said. His mind was still in a daze and he needed a quiet place to sort things out.

  The snow has stopped, the ground is wet and muddy, and people are coming and going, making it more and more slippery.

  "Are you going back to the living room?" Yuan Fei asked.

  "Uh-huh." Shen Yu responded with a murmur, then thought for a moment before speaking again, "Give Liao Xinxin a call and have her come back."

  "Yes." Yuan Fei nodded, then turned around and curled up the corner of his mouth with a hint of schadenfreude. Poor Liao Xinxin, she must be enjoying her hard-won vacation somewhere, but was suddenly called back, who knows how crazy that girl is going to be, thinking about it while excitedly making a phone call.

  Shen Yu sat in the car, frowning and thinking about the conversation he had just had with Zhen Tianqi and some information he had obtained in his dream. It seemed that when he returned to the hall, he would need to sort things out properly.

  （2）

  Liao Xinxin was sipping coffee in the first-floor lounge of Jinjiang, chatting with Shen Sijia, feeling very relaxed after getting rid of Yu Wei.

  "Where are we going for dinner later?" Shen Sijia asked, leaning back in her chair with a comfortable expression, her eyes narrowed lazily.

  "Let's go to that new Western restaurant near Jinjiang to have some spaghetti, I haven't had it for a long time and I'm craving it." Liao Xinxin said with a smile, putting a small piece of melon into her mouth with her fork.

  "Uh, okay." Shen Si Jia nodded in agreement, "It's not easy for you to work under your brother's supervision all the time. It's rare to have a weekend off, and today he finally gave you half a day off, so be sure to relax properly."

  Liao Xin immediately poured out her grievances as soon as Shen Si Jia said that, her round eyes revealing extreme pain and her face full of resentment. "That brother of yours is really a workaholic, as a police officer he still breaks the law, does he not know that weekends are statutory rest days? He always deprives me of my right to rest with a clear conscience. Originally, I came to the bureau for an internship and the task was heavy, but finally there's a weekend, and he makes me do this and that. You didn't see his attitude when he gave me half a day off this morning, it was as if I owed him something. I'm fighting for my statutory rest time, but he's acting like he's doing me a favor."

  Shen Si Jia hastily stretched out her hand to comfort Liao Xin Xin, stroking his head as if petting a small dog. "You're not meeting him for the first time, he's always been a workaholic. Logically speaking, I'm his own sister, shouldn't we be able to meet at least a few times a week? But no, because of this case, he hasn't come home in weeks. At this rate, I think I'll forget what he looks like."

  Liao Xin's face was filled with helplessness, and he hurriedly waved his hand. "Let's drop this topic, don't mention it again during our leisure time, it really ruins my good mood. During such a great holiday, I must have a good time!"

  Just then, her cell phone rang. Liao Xin Xin hastily rummaged through her bag to find it and saw the caller ID, immediately feeling relieved.

  "It's Yuan Fei. That guy is usually very quiet, but whenever he has nothing to do, he calls the female colleagues in the office to harass them. I guess this time he was sent back by your brother." Liao Xinxin shook her phone at Shen Sijia, "Just right, let's call him over and save him from being bored all day."

  "Hmm, he's quite interesting." Shen Sijia covered her mouth and laughed, "Let's just give him a chance then."

  Liao Xin's face suddenly darkened after listening to just one sentence, her eyes bulging as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.

  "My god! This brat! Auntie finally gets a break and he's still haunting her! #@$%&*#%$#@!" Liao Xinxin was about to flip the table, she had originally wanted to invite Yuan Fei out to play together, but this stinky kid actually told Shen Yu to make her go back to the hall!? She just came out for a few hours, is that okay?! Is this even letting people live?!"

  "I'm going to file a complaint against him! He's been abusing his subordinates! The eight-hour workday is something he never follows! Not even allowing me to have a good weekend! I'm telling you, just tell Shen Yu that I want to file a complaint against him!" Liao Xinxin was so angry that she stamped her feet and clenched her fists, and in her mind, she acted out a scene of overturning the table and starting a big fight.

  But scold if you will, after all she's still a bit afraid of Shen Yu that poker-faced man, always putting on an old face, picking faults for no reason. Hmph, good people are often bullied, good horses are often ridden. Who made her a small intern forensic doctor with no status or background?

  "Ah? You're leaving?" Shen Sijia stared at Liao Xinxin in shock as she hung up the phone and rushed out, quickly grabbing onto her.

  Liao Xinxin pulled a long face, "Su Jia, I told you, how could your brother let me go so easily when I'm such a free labor force?"

  Liao Xinxin solemnly took off the coat with a listening device attached to it, "This coat got dirty when I fell down earlier. Shen Yi has mild mysophobia and scolds me every time I appear disheveled. Luckily, I bought several coats earlier, can you help me send this one to the dry cleaners later?"

  Shen Si Jia took the coat and stuffed it into her bag with a thoughtful expression.

  Scarlett, take care of yourself.

  After walking out of Jinjiang, Liao Xinxin put the phone back to her ear, "You say it now, just now it was a bit inconvenient."

  On the other end of the phone, Yuan Fei's exaggerated voice came through, "My Liao大小姐, you scared me to death just now. I was about to explain why the police chief called you back, and then you started cursing loudly, scaring me so much that I almost threw away the phone."

  Liao Xinxin was impatient, "Less nonsense, I'm not someone who can't tell right from wrong. If it wasn't for the case being problematic, Shen Yu wouldn't have thought of me. Tell me the key points."

  Yuan Fei's voice became more serious, "Zhen Tianqi has appeared, there are changes in the case."

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